9.8crit
CVE-2016-2418
media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not initialize certain metadata buffer pointers, which allows…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 57%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp in mediaserver in Android 6.x before 2016-04-01 does not initialize certain metadata buffer pointers, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 26324358.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- android.googlesource.com /platform/frameworks/av/+/8d87321b704cb3f88e8cae668937d001fd63d5e3 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-2418
- NVD: CVE-2016-2418
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